An issue that concerns me is the impact of fake, mass-produced goods that are marketed as authentic Indian arts and crafts on the local economy.
I think we need to watch out for each other, and we need to help.
There is a tremendous need for that.
if you can incorporate that requirement in the statute itself, that's going to make a difference.
When someone steals and sells a tribe's cultural patrimony, they are stealing that tribe's traditions and identity.
you don't necessarily need a criminal conviction in order to do a forfeiture, is that correct, or would you be recommend...
I would like to see them change the term 'Indian' and look more at cultural affiliation for artists.
Like you say, it is a new age. And if people are violating the law, we're going to be coming after them, and they will b...
I just really want to thank this panel... I think all of us... we've learned a lot.
I would ask that in addition to revising the statute, that you would also consider respectively contacting the U.S. Depa...
I was very pleased your committee visited Santa Fe for a Field Hearing on Modernizing the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IA...